Mei Foo North (constituency)

Mei Foo North, formerly called Ching Lai, is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years.

Mei Foo North
Elected Constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council
Boundary of Mei Foo North in Sham Shui Po District
District	Sham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituency	Kowloon West
Population	15,847 (2019)[1]
Electorate	8,765 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2003
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Joshua Li Chun-hei (Civic)
Created from	Ching Lai

Mei Foo North constituency is loosely based on the northern side of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 15,847.[3]

Councillors represented

Ching Lai (1994–2003)

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	Liberal
	1994		Independent

Mei Foo North (2003 to present)

Election		Member	Party
	2003	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	Independent
	2019	Joshua Li Chun-hei	Civic

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: Mei Foo North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Civic	Joshua Li Chun-hei	4,154	62.06	+21.26
	Nonpartisan	Virginia Lee Wing-cheung	1,347	20.12
	Independent	Law Siu-yin	1,193	17.82
Majority			2,807	41.94
Turnout			6,722	76.70
	Civic gain from Independent		Swing

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Mei Foo North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,636	59.2	–10.7
	Civic	Joshua Li Chun-hei	1,816	40.8	+10.7
Majority			820	18.4
Turnout			4,478	55.6
	Independent hold		Swing	–10.7

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Mei Foo North[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,204	69.9
	Civic	Alpha Keung Chung-yin	950	30.1
	Independent hold		Swing

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Mei Foo North[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Mei Foo North[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,009	62.3	-18.3
	Independent	Yam Siu-wai	1,217	37.7
	Independent hold		Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: Ching Lai[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,142	80.6
	Democratic	Chan Kwan-chiu	491	18.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Sham Shui Po District Board Election, 1994: Ching Lai[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	uncontested
	Liberal win (new seat)

References

1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
3. "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
4. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.